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Ñi>> we have the constitutional law professor at washington law school joining us this morning. we showed you the headline, this opinion piece by ross find gold. high court opens the floodgates is the headline. it says that congress should repair the financials and create another one for elections to help ordinary americans. it should also enact a law requiring publicly traded corporations to get the approval of shareholders before spending on political campaigns. your reaction? >> if you were to check the editorial, you would see that this is a victory for free speech and the first amendment. diving into the corporate governance issue, it is true that if congress and states and municipalities want to change the way corporations are governedÑi by state law, that is possible, and they can certainly provide more remedies or rights for minority shareholders who think that this candidate should not be supported, or maybe this candidate should not be supported. at the end of the day, the supreme court rejected that rationale for banning speech, which is really the issue we have here
Ñi>> we have the constitutional law professor at washington law school joining us this morning. we showed you the headline, this opinion piece by ross find gold. high court opens the floodgates is the headline. it says that congress should repair the financials and create another one for elections to help ordinary americans. it should also enact a law requiring publicly traded corporations to get the approval of shareholders before spending on political campaigns. your reaction? >>...
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in washington, jim angle. fox news. >> rick: well, you've probably swiped that credit card a bunch of times over the past several weeks with the holidays. now that the shopping season has come to an end, it's time to look at those bills that are probably coming in the mail and some of the bills could be pretty big. so with the new year, how do you manage to get out of debt and quickly? joining us now with some tips is the ceo of bartman enterprises and the former ceo of commercial financial services, that he cans thanks for coming in. this is something that affects a lot of people out there. these bills are coming and i imagine that there are some people out there who probably already had debts to begin with before the shopping season. what do they do? i know one of your tips is to stop paying all your bills? >> well, good afternoon and yes, that's one of my tips, it sounds unconventional, almost sounds unamerican to be telling people to not pay their bills, but honestly nthis time in this recession and this e
in washington, jim angle. fox news. >> rick: well, you've probably swiped that credit card a bunch of times over the past several weeks with the holidays. now that the shopping season has come to an end, it's time to look at those bills that are probably coming in the mail and some of the bills could be pretty big. so with the new year, how do you manage to get out of debt and quickly? joining us now with some tips is the ceo of bartman enterprises and the former ceo of commercial...
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and so on the part of the editor and the publisher tft "washington post" it was an -- of "the washington post," it was an extremely important and gutsy decision. because sometimes the evidence was not absolutely there. it seemed to be moving toward a conclusion, but it wasn't there. and then of course if the u.s. government at that time under president nixon asked the attorney general to put out an injunction to stop "the washington post" from publication. which could have been a direct interference with freedom of the press. so the supreme court ruled the right way a week or two later. it all happen very, very swiftly. the impact of the story was enormous. it led to the toppling of the government, to the resignation of a president, two steps ahead of almost certain impeachment. it put the country into a terrible tailspin and i would submit that we're still not out of that. and it ignited in young journalists the belief that they could automatically become a woodward or a burn stein. so on the one hand the excitement into doing investigative reporting is very good. president overexciteme
and so on the part of the editor and the publisher tft "washington post" it was an -- of "the washington post," it was an extremely important and gutsy decision. because sometimes the evidence was not absolutely there. it seemed to be moving toward a conclusion, but it wasn't there. and then of course if the u.s. government at that time under president nixon asked the attorney general to put out an injunction to stop "the washington post" from publication. which...
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that is to make our voices heard in washington. everyone knows my opinion on the fallacy of stimulus money and my belief that lasting jobs and economic growth can never come from a government bailout. i want to restate my beliefs on how damaging those efforts are to future generations, the american dollar, and the long- term viability of the south carolina and american economy. debts are spiraling out of control in washington, d.c. health care reform will bring immediate damages bolts to the state and this nation. in south carolina alone, it would expand medicaid rolls by over 500,000 people. it would wind up costing taxpayers in the state more than $1 billion over the next 10 years. it would mean that medicaid would grow to be almost 40% of our budget and almost once was three of the population of south carolina would be on medicaid itself. all this means that unless people across our state really make their voice heard, significant cuts to other parts of government or substantial raises in taxes are coming our way. if you are to
that is to make our voices heard in washington. everyone knows my opinion on the fallacy of stimulus money and my belief that lasting jobs and economic growth can never come from a government bailout. i want to restate my beliefs on how damaging those efforts are to future generations, the american dollar, and the long- term viability of the south carolina and american economy. debts are spiraling out of control in washington, d.c. health care reform will bring immediate damages bolts to the...
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"washington journal." live tomorrow starting at 7:00 and on c-span. yesterday, the government announced a 5.7% growth in the gross domestic product. president obama talks about his weekly online address and including initiatives to lower the federal deficit. and susan collins, senior republican on the senate homeland security committee discusses the interrogation procedures used against -- airliner flight 253. >> at this time last year, banks were on the verge of collapse and job losses of 700,000 and month. we received another troubling piece of news about our economy. it was shrinking at an alarming rate. the largest six-month decline in 50 years. factories and farms were producing less, businesses were selling less, and more job losses were on the horizon. one year later, according to numbers released this past week, this trend has reversed itself. for the past six months, the economy has been growing again. the last quarter, they grew more quickly than any time in the past six years. this is a sign of progress. it is an affirmation of the difficul
"washington journal." live tomorrow starting at 7:00 and on c-span. yesterday, the government announced a 5.7% growth in the gross domestic product. president obama talks about his weekly online address and including initiatives to lower the federal deficit. and susan collins, senior republican on the senate homeland security committee discusses the interrogation procedures used against -- airliner flight 253. >> at this time last year, banks were on the verge of collapse and...
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and i sort of realize that in some ways, i don't live in washington. so i don't have the secret washington decoder ring that everybody gets here. [laughter] but my sense was that maybe one of the things that's going on here is we're seeing trial balloons. so what happens if we don't do this for a while? see how people react. and damn it, react badly. you know? no, that's not good. we want it now. we want it as soon as possible. if that push doesn't happen -- [applause] it will fade. >> the other thing we will say here is let's remember, rahm is not the president. what does the president say -- >> does he know that? >> of course, yeah. >> and i want to actually move -- i'm going to ask a question of -- after -- about the post enactment process. but those people after that -- after folks respond to that question, we're going to open this up. so we've got two microphones so why don't you start lining up and i'm foge to -- going to ask the last question preceding that. but actually, i won't actually respond to this dialogue that just went forward. because
and i sort of realize that in some ways, i don't live in washington. so i don't have the secret washington decoder ring that everybody gets here. [laughter] but my sense was that maybe one of the things that's going on here is we're seeing trial balloons. so what happens if we don't do this for a while? see how people react. and damn it, react badly. you know? no, that's not good. we want it now. we want it as soon as possible. if that push doesn't happen -- [applause] it will fade. >>...
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from washington journal, this is about 45 minutes for couple interest magazine. there's something called the credit card act of 2009. what was the purpose of this? guest: it was mainly to make this better for consumers. people are angry at the banks. they feel as if they have credit card rates going up, or what, that they were being treated really poorly, people were getting interest rate hikes one on top of another so they could not pay. a relatively small bad -- alice had escalated into an enormous balance and people were upset. host: this is a congressional legislation. was there a move by federal agencies that oversee credit cards? where the differences between the 12th? guest: the federal reserve board has to issue this. the federal reserve board explains how it will work. host: as far as the specifics, i will read some of them and you can add. there would be one that would ban on fair rate increases. what would happen on this? guest: if you get a new car, you have to get a rate last for eight years except there are exceptions. promotional rights must last s
from washington journal, this is about 45 minutes for couple interest magazine. there's something called the credit card act of 2009. what was the purpose of this? guest: it was mainly to make this better for consumers. people are angry at the banks. they feel as if they have credit card rates going up, or what, that they were being treated really poorly, people were getting interest rate hikes one on top of another so they could not pay. a relatively small bad -- alice had escalated into an...
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washington -- i think that washington will change obama. i'm disappointed. we're all christians. but only god knows who is christian and who is not. republicans when they were in office put this country in the worst situation that we could be in. this guy sitting there talking, he realizes what the republicans did to this country. how in the world can you sit there with a straight face it and say what you say? i told people that obama would get some jobs in hear. the republicans -- the republicans did not do a day's work since they were in office. we are paying them some $100,000 per year to a creek. how many jobs did the republicans make? not one. guest: i think that he is emblematic of many people's an ger out there when they look at washington as a dysfunctional entity good with democrats and republicans. as a political strategist a think both karen are aware that the american public has increasingly desired fast results. it is one of the down sides of technology. people are looking for the instant reaction and also for the instant solut
washington -- i think that washington will change obama. i'm disappointed. we're all christians. but only god knows who is christian and who is not. republicans when they were in office put this country in the worst situation that we could be in. this guy sitting there talking, he realizes what the republicans did to this country. how in the world can you sit there with a straight face it and say what you say? i told people that obama would get some jobs in hear. the republicans -- the...
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byron york of the washington examiner. chris hayes we welcome our audience watching overseas and the radio audience of xm channel 130 and our c-span audience as well. good morning. caller: good morning. as a republican, i certainly didn't support barack obama during the election but i understand and was hopeful about the message he talked about - the potent for reform and especially within the healthcare environment. represented some opportunity to improve things greatly, and fact of the matter is that in the last year we've had to move from hope to reality. i'm kind of shocked that mr. hayes has said this is a center right plan. the public perception of a 2000 page bill is we do here about the louis vuit louisiana bills excessive focus on public and government run option components to this plan. and this is an environment that's spending trillions of dollars on numerous other politically motivated and - i think that congressional leadership has been able to spend the money of the people on these other important but extrem
byron york of the washington examiner. chris hayes we welcome our audience watching overseas and the radio audience of xm channel 130 and our c-span audience as well. good morning. caller: good morning. as a republican, i certainly didn't support barack obama during the election but i understand and was hopeful about the message he talked about - the potent for reform and especially within the healthcare environment. represented some opportunity to improve things greatly, and fact of the matter...
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"washington journal" is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> in the nation's capital and across the company, listen to c- span radio. it is also a free application for your iphone. c-span radio covers washington like no other. >> tonight, q&a with terry teachout.
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do we have command and control with washington panels trying to drive things? do we have let the experts locally run things exactly as they want without any sense of feedback information? the reality is we're on our way to carve a path. of course, we don't want command and control because no one who was even 100 feet away from the doctor's office can know what the best steps are. what we want our tools like better statistics and affirmation how will we are doing with over treatment and under treatment and having that information in a timely way. we do not tell people how well is ammonia or heart attacks being treated in your county? and that information is critically needed. then is the sense of what the doctors will check for themselves. i had a patient who had depression and went to the doctor and after anti-depressant medication could not find anything to work than realize 23 years later they had forgotten to check the thyroid hormone level. it was not too many or to the bill drugs but they've been stayed basic check along the way when she got the hormone sh
do we have command and control with washington panels trying to drive things? do we have let the experts locally run things exactly as they want without any sense of feedback information? the reality is we're on our way to carve a path. of course, we don't want command and control because no one who was even 100 feet away from the doctor's office can know what the best steps are. what we want our tools like better statistics and affirmation how will we are doing with over treatment and under...
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do we have command and control with, you know, washington panels trying to drive things. do we have complete -- let the experts locally run things exactly as they want without any sense of feedback or information about it? and the reality is we are now actually on our way to carving a path between these two. of course, we don't want command and control because no one who's even 100 feet away from the doctors office can know what the best steps are in care. what we want are tools like better statistics and information about how well we're doing with reducing overtreatment and undertreatment. having that information in a timely way for counties, we get unemployment statistics by county. we won't tell people how well their pneumonia is being treated in your county, and how well are heart attacks being treated in your county? what are the use of drugs and c.t. scans in your county and that information is critically needed. and then what comes in behind that is a sense that doctors will check for themselves. i have a patient who was -- had a new onset of depression. went to he
do we have command and control with, you know, washington panels trying to drive things. do we have complete -- let the experts locally run things exactly as they want without any sense of feedback or information about it? and the reality is we are now actually on our way to carving a path between these two. of course, we don't want command and control because no one who's even 100 feet away from the doctors office can know what the best steps are in care. what we want are tools like better...
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washington obviously is the most important figure of the period. in the 1790s, without him the nation would have fallen apart. he was the embodiment of the union. people had no loyalty to the united states. it is comparable to europe today. they're trying to build loyalty to something called europe. is very difficult. people are loyal to germany, france, ireland but this thing called europe, that is the problem they faced. how can you wean them from their royalty? citizens of massachusetts for 120 years or so, how can you wean them from that loyalty to of virginia or massachusetts? and turn them to the union? washington stood for the unions so they could look up to him as a clause i mark. they had been under a monarch's their whole lives so it was likely to look to someone like washington who stood for the united states, the country itself couldn't attract that kind of loyalty. that is his claim to fame. he had an enormous amount of charisma. he had a standing with the people that no president, no subsequent president had. he was the only president
washington obviously is the most important figure of the period. in the 1790s, without him the nation would have fallen apart. he was the embodiment of the union. people had no loyalty to the united states. it is comparable to europe today. they're trying to build loyalty to something called europe. is very difficult. people are loyal to germany, france, ireland but this thing called europe, that is the problem they faced. how can you wean them from their royalty? citizens of massachusetts for...
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the continental army, george washington was not able to pay his men actual money. he basically paid them and promises. they got continental currency, so at the and the soldiers got something called final settlement certificates to settle up. these were often in pretty large denominations and the soldiers got these bonds while they were still in the army camp and they had to get it home. the army in those days didn't pay for your expenses to travel, so some of these guys had no money. you have got to buy food, said they would go out with these bonds to get real money and nobody would give them face value for the bonds. in fact they got sometimes less than 10 cents on the dollar but i think a fair summary would be if you are selling one of these bonds to a speculator, you got 10% of its face value. there was one soldier, joseph martin, he had to go from near west point on the hudson river, to connecticut commandante it very far trip but he says in his memoirs that he took all of the bonds that he was paid as a fighting in that revolutionary war and he had been in the
the continental army, george washington was not able to pay his men actual money. he basically paid them and promises. they got continental currency, so at the and the soldiers got something called final settlement certificates to settle up. these were often in pretty large denominations and the soldiers got these bonds while they were still in the army camp and they had to get it home. the army in those days didn't pay for your expenses to travel, so some of these guys had no money. you have...
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even in washington, d.c., $1.5 trillion is a lot of money. but the report also i think has a very important reminder of where the focus of an immigration reform effort ought to be, and that is about how do we provide benefits to the american economy and to the american workers? this immigration reform effort needs to be about creating an american system of immigration, that we collectively decide and hopefully legislators will get to the business of examining, what is in the best interest of american workers and the american economy? so, you you know, i think that is where with the debate needs to be. it is about improving rights and opportunities for all workers. it is about achieving economic growth for the economy as a whole. immigration has always been a powerful tool for our economy. i mean, we have created i think as the doctor alluded to, one of the most flexible, dynamic labor forces the world has ever seen. look how we moved from an agrayerian, industrial to sort of information age economy. we've done that faster and more efficiently
even in washington, d.c., $1.5 trillion is a lot of money. but the report also i think has a very important reminder of where the focus of an immigration reform effort ought to be, and that is about how do we provide benefits to the american economy and to the american workers? this immigration reform effort needs to be about creating an american system of immigration, that we collectively decide and hopefully legislators will get to the business of examining, what is in the best interest of...
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here at george washington university. they will be hosting this panel on a new media. i want to introduce you to the moderator in the center seat and allow him to introduce his panel. he works at the graduate school the university and works in new media and marketing. he's the founder of p oliticsunder30.org. he is in charge of the politics on-line conference this year. two years ago bryce was in one of these seats as part of " insider washington 2008." he is a long like you will be in a matter of hours. -- he is an alum. >> how is everyone doing this morning? we are here at the graduate school of political management at george washington university four blocks from the white house in the center of politics. what will we talk about this morning? we are going to talk about new media and it is a wide subject. what i thought i would do is that i would start out with the landscape. today, as americans, we have access to over one trillion web sites. just on your iphone alone, you have access to 65,000 apps. every minute, accor
here at george washington university. they will be hosting this panel on a new media. i want to introduce you to the moderator in the center seat and allow him to introduce his panel. he works at the graduate school the university and works in new media and marketing. he's the founder of p oliticsunder30.org. he is in charge of the politics on-line conference this year. two years ago bryce was in one of these seats as part of " insider washington 2008." he is a long like you will be...
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[applause] >> each year, the washington center brings dozens of students to washington d.c. to experience the work of our government first can. this weekend, they discussed politics, government, and their futures. >> we are joined by the authors of "game change." i heard you had a list of things you thought would make news in this book. it has been out of here for some time now. what on the list are you surprised that? when john and i set out to write the book, we hope it would be interesting book to read an interesting story. but we were also going for breaking news because we thought there were things that were uncovered during the campaign. i will give you one. john will have others. sarah palin was picked by john mccain and people were shocked when it happened to that time, the campaign said that she had been on consideration for a long time and receive as much of a background check, so-called vetting, as any of the other people john mccain considered. there is skepticism about that at the time did not of the political journalism parade moved on and there were other thin
[applause] >> each year, the washington center brings dozens of students to washington d.c. to experience the work of our government first can. this weekend, they discussed politics, government, and their futures. >> we are joined by the authors of "game change." i heard you had a list of things you thought would make news in this book. it has been out of here for some time now. what on the list are you surprised that? when john and i set out to write the book, we hope it...
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here, marching on washington. reminding us that the constitution says that we all have the right to life. thank you. for your courage, your dedication, and most of all, for loving america and loving our lord. god bless you. god bless the indicted states of america. may god protect the unborn. >> good afternoon. i am from the state of pennsylvania. it is such an honor to join some many champions better here fighting to defend life as we speak -- to defend life. as we speak, abortion has increased since 10 years ago. the abortionists are losing. we stand a gather on this day and every day for those that have no voice. for those whose basic right to be born has been cruelly denied. we stand here today with the principles put forth formally and soundly by the founders of the nation that every american, born, and yet to be born, has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. they defend the right to life. thank you for the privilege of marching with you today, and god bless the unborn. >> thank you very
here, marching on washington. reminding us that the constitution says that we all have the right to life. thank you. for your courage, your dedication, and most of all, for loving america and loving our lord. god bless you. god bless the indicted states of america. may god protect the unborn. >> good afternoon. i am from the state of pennsylvania. it is such an honor to join some many champions better here fighting to defend life as we speak -- to defend life. as we speak, abortion has...
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did put the name correctly into a lookout system and the lookout system went to all the agencies in washington and a longer classified message describing more in-depth conversations with his father went in with the correct spelling in the two were married up in a single file in washington. and so, the misspelling, our error, was obviated by the second message that appeared up with it, sir. >> but it never jumped -- it never gave you the information of the time that ibiza was outstanding. if it would have shown that he had been issued a visa in 2008, was there sufficient information available for you to take action in regard to the visa? >> no, sir. there was not sufficient information from his father nor do we take preemptive action because, as i mentioned earlier, we always consult with our law enforcement intelligence community and partners before we revoke a visa to make sure the individual is not a subject of investigation and we would compromise their investigation. >> to make sure, are you saying that even if it would have popped up at the ibiza outstanding, >> it was insufficient to imm
did put the name correctly into a lookout system and the lookout system went to all the agencies in washington and a longer classified message describing more in-depth conversations with his father went in with the correct spelling in the two were married up in a single file in washington. and so, the misspelling, our error, was obviated by the second message that appeared up with it, sir. >> but it never jumped -- it never gave you the information of the time that ibiza was outstanding....
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washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> later today, a couple of programs on afghanistan and pakistan. first, remarks from james jones on the administration's strategy in those reeg ons. starting live. more from senator karl levin beginning at 2:00 a.m. >> wednesday, president obama with his first state of the union address. his palestine to deal with issues such as unemployment and healthcare. wednesday night, our coverage starts at 8:00 people eastern on c-span. can you listen live on your i phone with the c-span radio app. from the nations capitol and across the country, listen to c-span radio. also a free app for your i phone. c-span radio, covering washington like no other. >> this week on "q&a," college students from around the coirnt talk about visiting washington, d.c. and how this experience may influence their future. this is sponsored by the washington center, a non-profit organization started in 1975. >> seated next to me, mike smith, the prefts washington center and a room full of col
washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> later today, a couple of programs on afghanistan and pakistan. first, remarks from james jones on the administration's strategy in those reeg ons. starting live. more from senator karl levin beginning at 2:00 a.m. >> wednesday, president obama with his first state of the union address. his palestine to deal with issues such as unemployment and healthcare. wednesday night, our coverage starts at 8:00 people eastern on...
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from today's "washington journal," this is about 30 minutes. host: we welcome the author of the book "cuba wars." you say the united states and cuba remain in a war that will likely persist. he said the election of barack obama has created new possibilities, but these events have not measured in a new beginning of our relations with cuba. guest: what you have seen over time the forces for continuity remain extremely strong. one part of this is the cuban government itself. more than 51 years have passed since he first took power. he extended power to his brother but wall castraul castro. overtime, the policy has yielded much in a result. be used to have a substantial amount of political support. what you see right now are changes in the nuances of the cuban relationship but not over a certain amount of time. host: george w. bush was the 10th u.s. president to spar with fidel castro. guest: fidel castro took power when he was 32 years old in 1959. one of the great stories of cuban politics over the last century is his capacity to send an external
from today's "washington journal," this is about 30 minutes. host: we welcome the author of the book "cuba wars." you say the united states and cuba remain in a war that will likely persist. he said the election of barack obama has created new possibilities, but these events have not measured in a new beginning of our relations with cuba. guest: what you have seen over time the forces for continuity remain extremely strong. one part of this is the cuban government itself....
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my guy won the race, came down to washington. i became his chief of staff at 24 years old or something like that. i was horrible, just horrible. you know what? i was really good at campaigns. i was terrible at administration. so when they started talking about all the detailed stuff that you go through before you get to there, the media stuff, that is something you pay attention to in a campaign. so i decided campaigns were for me, and i kept working for the republican national party and other organizations. i worked for dirk's company who did ronald reagan's polling. i have worked offering from city council race ns cincinnati, ohio, to ukraine to the first democratic polls in south africa. i have done work all over the world. i have worked in every state but won. i have not worked in wyoming yet. this experience you are going to go through is incredible. this is how i got started. this is how my partner, glen, got started. it is really terrific that all of you are here. i wish there were more republicans, but i can understand. t
my guy won the race, came down to washington. i became his chief of staff at 24 years old or something like that. i was horrible, just horrible. you know what? i was really good at campaigns. i was terrible at administration. so when they started talking about all the detailed stuff that you go through before you get to there, the media stuff, that is something you pay attention to in a campaign. so i decided campaigns were for me, and i kept working for the republican national party and other...
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the failure of bear stearns, leeman, washington mutual and a.i.g. largely stem from the sharp declines in mortgage values, and although the congress gave the federal reserve authority to address lending standards and subprime loans when it passed the homeownership and equity protection act in 1994, the fed failed to enact strong regulations until 2008, more than two years under -- into chairman bernanke's term. in addition, ben bernanke's federal reserve has failed to adequately supervise many of our largest financial institutions, most notably citigroup. for years, it's been no secret that the problems of citigroup have been well known everywhere, but the federal reserve always sought to look the other way rather than deal with its complicated problems. by failing to address citigroup during the good times, the federal reserve left our largest financial institution at that time highly vulnerable to the next downturn. in the end, the federal government had to inject inject $40 billion and guarantee more than $300 billion of citigroup's assets. the f
the failure of bear stearns, leeman, washington mutual and a.i.g. largely stem from the sharp declines in mortgage values, and although the congress gave the federal reserve authority to address lending standards and subprime loans when it passed the homeownership and equity protection act in 1994, the fed failed to enact strong regulations until 2008, more than two years under -- into chairman bernanke's term. in addition, ben bernanke's federal reserve has failed to adequately supervise many...
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the first one is in washington, less than a year ago. the results are noteworthy and worries some -- worry some. despite the pledge to support the economic recovery program, after the hurricane that destroyed 15% of gdp, it was estimated by my co-workers of the un that a mere $61 million had been disbursed. we have been tracking the disbursement -- 85% of the pledges made a year ago and are not dispersed. many of us worry if past is prologue, haitians themselves will be to blame for this, but as we have argued before, there are serious problems in the aid machinery, and these have contributed to the delivery challenges on the ground. the aid machinery currently at work keeps too much for overhead for its operations and still realize too much on ngos or contractors -- still relies too much on ngos or contractors. the fact that there are more indio's per capita in haiti than any other country in this hemisphere reaching more ngos -- more ngos in haiti it than any other country -- 80 will need the contractors and ngos -- haiti will lead the
the first one is in washington, less than a year ago. the results are noteworthy and worries some -- worry some. despite the pledge to support the economic recovery program, after the hurricane that destroyed 15% of gdp, it was estimated by my co-workers of the un that a mere $61 million had been disbursed. we have been tracking the disbursement -- 85% of the pledges made a year ago and are not dispersed. many of us worry if past is prologue, haitians themselves will be to blame for this, but...
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"washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> co-chairs of the 9/11 commission discuss intelligence failures leading up to the northwest flight 253 attempted bombing. . . ç>> the hearing will come to order. this is the second in a series of hearings will examine where the intelligence reforms in the wake of the attack of 9/11 are working. to examine the reforms in the to examine the reforms in the orist attacks and the ongoing threat in what we have done earlier may need further reform so that we cannot fulfill our responsibility to protect the homeland security of the american people. i want to go back to last week's first before we focus on this one. i very much appreciated the fact all of the witnesses in last week's hearings, and dennis blair, janet napolitano, all acknowledge that mistakes were made with regard to the christmas day attack on the plane over detroit. all three offered to work with each other and with this committee to make our existing terrorist -- counter terrorist quicker and harder to penetrat
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it is time to get serious about wednesdaying washington's in-- ending washington's insable appetite for the spending. although a step in the right direction is not enough to secure our financial future. as astounding as our current budget shortfalls are, long-term debt projections are profoundly worse. the peterson pew commission warned that government spending driven by the growth in health care costs in an aging population will almost certainly bring the debt to crisis levels during the next few decades. what is once thought as a scenario that would unfold in the distant future has compounded and become a pressing issue that we must face today. we must reform our largest entitlement programs. we used to think we had ten or so years, but because of the financial crisis, because of the spending binge we've engaged in and because of the massive debts and deficits, this problem is here now, not in ten years. we need to do this. i propose a systemic way to reform our programs, my purpose in putting this legislation out there is not simply to say, you know, we have it all figured out, we ha
it is time to get serious about wednesdaying washington's in-- ending washington's insable appetite for the spending. although a step in the right direction is not enough to secure our financial future. as astounding as our current budget shortfalls are, long-term debt projections are profoundly worse. the peterson pew commission warned that government spending driven by the growth in health care costs in an aging population will almost certainly bring the debt to crisis levels during the next...
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leading off today is timothy joseph, from the washington and lee -- tim jost, from the washington and lee university school faculty. his paper provides the jumping off point for our discussion today. he has written several books on health policy topics, not to mention his co authorship -- co- authorship of the leading book on case law called "health law" nowlin its sixth edition. whether you agree with him and not -- now in its sixth edition. whether you witagree with him or not, i think he will find him very intelligent. >> thank you very much. i must say as an aging law professor, power point is still something i'm not very comfortable with. i will do my best to move my slides along, but you might also listen to what i have to say. if there is anything that we can predict with almost certainty about the health legislation that will emerge in the next month, is that legislation will include the health insurance exchange. a health insurance exchanges quite simply unorganized market for the purchase of health insurance. the exchange's most familiar to us are the -- are those represente
leading off today is timothy joseph, from the washington and lee -- tim jost, from the washington and lee university school faculty. his paper provides the jumping off point for our discussion today. he has written several books on health policy topics, not to mention his co authorship -- co- authorship of the leading book on case law called "health law" nowlin its sixth edition. whether you agree with him and not -- now in its sixth edition. whether you witagree with him or not, i...
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we gathered them in a room in washington. and we said to them, what we don't want to happen is -- we use the taxpayer money to get high-speed rail going and then we have equipment built somewhere else. we want it built in america by american workers. [applause] >> so we have companies from other countries, france, spain, germany and asia in america today looking at facilities. looking at opportunities where our train sets and our infrastructure can be built in america. and it will be. and it'll be using our workers who know how to manufacture. and that will be a real boon, i think, to our economy and send a good message that our people know how to -- you know, how to build trains. and also the infrastructure for that. so we're just at the starting point. but the future is very bright for this. >> yeah. i've got three grandchildren i'll just leave with this. and i know that they'll be in their productive years in the 40s and 50s. and if we don't get started now -- and we appreciate the beginnings, the strong beginnings of the
we gathered them in a room in washington. and we said to them, what we don't want to happen is -- we use the taxpayer money to get high-speed rail going and then we have equipment built somewhere else. we want it built in america by american workers. [applause] >> so we have companies from other countries, france, spain, germany and asia in america today looking at facilities. looking at opportunities where our train sets and our infrastructure can be built in america. and it will be. and...
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. >>> when president obama gets back to washington next week, it is back to the grind on health care. >> that's right. it's just one of many big issues that's shaped his first year in office, but senior white house correspondent, ed henry, tells us some are wondering if president obama is doing too much, too quickly. >> reporter: betty and richard, this working vacation has been more work and less vacation, a reminder of the 24/7 nature of the presidency. but one of mr. obama's good friends is urging him to slow down in 2010. as the president rests up for his second year in office, one of his closest allies here in hawaii is expressing concern about the pace of year one. >> i think he's done exceedingly well, although, for 50 years now, he is pushing himself too hard. >> reporter: the charge he has too much on his plate usually comes from republicans. this time it's democrat daniel ino inoue, who speaks with authority after serving in the senate with ten presidents now. >> five months ago we had some very informal gathering and the president looked at me and said, well, dan, how am i
. >>> when president obama gets back to washington next week, it is back to the grind on health care. >> that's right. it's just one of many big issues that's shaped his first year in office, but senior white house correspondent, ed henry, tells us some are wondering if president obama is doing too much, too quickly. >> reporter: betty and richard, this working vacation has been more work and less vacation, a reminder of the 24/7 nature of the presidency. but one of mr....
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navez, thank you for joining me from washington. my question to you, i want to hit this point home, the fact this suicide attack happened in a bustling area during this volleyball match. this has to hit pakistans differently, perhaps closer to home. we're talking about presumably una unarmed, ordinary pakistani civilians. my question is might this attack bring about a more concerted effort to root out possibly the taliban and al qaeda in pakistan? >> absolutely. i think one has to understand when the pakistan army moved into south waziristan, they basically dislocated the tariqia in afghanistan. they were not able to decapitate its leadership. so a lot of the militants were able to escape and many escaped into the lakki mar waxt t area. and clearly the front force and civilian forces were unable to seal that area. so clearly the big challenge now for pakistan is not only to muster the support of the tribes that are in this area that are hostile to these mill tents that have come in, but also to make sure that there is much better ci
navez, thank you for joining me from washington. my question to you, i want to hit this point home, the fact this suicide attack happened in a bustling area during this volleyball match. this has to hit pakistans differently, perhaps closer to home. we're talking about presumably una unarmed, ordinary pakistani civilians. my question is might this attack bring about a more concerted effort to root out possibly the taliban and al qaeda in pakistan? >> absolutely. i think one has to...
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smith, always a great cover washington. stephen, if you get any more information, please get in touch with us. no problem. >>> talk about battling more than freezing temperatures. blustery wind chills and snow in new england. how about coastal flooding and erosion added to the winter mix? weather mix? cnn's meteorologist jacqui jeras is keeping tabs on it in the cnn weather center. hi, jacqui. >> hi, don. couple that with people trying to get around town by the airways and roadways, major travel delays plus another arctic blast is on the way. we will tell where you and when it arrives, coming up. some lunch. you hungry? yeah. me too. (door crashes in) (broadview alarm) (gasp and scream) go! go! go! go! go! go! (phone rings) hello? this is mark with broadview security. is everything okay? no. someone just tried to break in. i'm sending help right now. thank you. (announcer) brink's home security is now broadview security. call now to install the standard system for just $99. the proven technology of a broadview security syst
smith, always a great cover washington. stephen, if you get any more information, please get in touch with us. no problem. >>> talk about battling more than freezing temperatures. blustery wind chills and snow in new england. how about coastal flooding and erosion added to the winter mix? weather mix? cnn's meteorologist jacqui jeras is keeping tabs on it in the cnn weather center. hi, jacqui. >> hi, don. couple that with people trying to get around town by the airways and...
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it is happening in washington. washington is starting to act like massachusetts in that regard. i think we can do better. i can go down there and bring conversations back. as the 60th senator, debate will be cut off and that is not good for democracy. i hope i get the opportunity on january 19. i appreciate everyone being here and what you have done. >> thank you for moderating and thanks for coming out. this election a week from now is about the economy and about the future. this is about big government candidates against a small government canada. what you need to ask yourself is, scott will spend money on war. martha will spend money on health care. who do you want to spend your money? do you want the government to spend your money? do you want to make those decisions for yourself? i am the only candidate who will cut spending. i will repeal obamacare and file legislation to end the wars and bring that money back to the people of massachusetts and the rest of the country. i will audit the federal reserve. i am willing to cut the spending. you have to ask yourself, would you w
it is happening in washington. washington is starting to act like massachusetts in that regard. i think we can do better. i can go down there and bring conversations back. as the 60th senator, debate will be cut off and that is not good for democracy. i hope i get the opportunity on january 19. i appreciate everyone being here and what you have done. >> thank you for moderating and thanks for coming out. this election a week from now is about the economy and about the future. this is...
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i know that if members of congress sign up in washington d.c. for health coverage, they have access to more than 15 different choices. and there are basic competitive principles. in your own words if a member of congress or federal employee in washington d.c., who we say a printer at the bureau of engraving or member of congress doesn't like the way they have been treated by a insurance company in 2009, they in effect can fire their insurance company in the winter of 2010 and go get one of those other kinds of choices. so that is the way the system works if you sign up in washington d.c. and if anybody has more questions about it, you could go back to the oregon live file and see the oregonian put my benefits on the front page of the oregonian recently. all the way down to points out that ava rose and william peter would be eligible for a variety of well baby benefits for twins and everybody else would as well. that's the way it works for members of congress. now, with respect to the public option, i came to feel that -- making sure that you had
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i bet they can hear this sharing of the way in washington, d.c. -- charing all the way in washington, d.c. >> [cheering] >> thank you. thank you. yes, i did this morning. thank you. i hope they are playing close attention. tonight the independent voice in massachusetts has spoken. from spring killed two cape cod, the voters decided toe odds. we have delivered a great victory. i think the people of massachusetts for electing me as your next united states senator. >> [cheering] >[ chanting "41"] >> everyday i hold this office, i will give that is all inmates to serve you well and make you proud. -- all in me to serve you well and make you proud. i will never -- thank you. while the honor is mine, the senate seat belongs to no one person or political party. as i have said before, this is the people's seat. >> [chatning "people's seat"] >> thank you very much. i spoke to the center. he has completed his work as the senator. i spoke to him. he is very gracious. he welcomes me as soon as i can get there. i want to thank him from the bottom of my heart. >> [chanting indiscriminately] >> i wa
i bet they can hear this sharing of the way in washington, d.c. -- charing all the way in washington, d.c. >> [cheering] >> thank you. thank you. yes, i did this morning. thank you. i hope they are playing close attention. tonight the independent voice in massachusetts has spoken. from spring killed two cape cod, the voters decided toe odds. we have delivered a great victory. i think the people of massachusetts for electing me as your next united states senator. >> [cheering]...
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i am not even been down to washington yet. i do not want to say that that is a silly question, but i am just so thankful for the support that i have received from everybody for it last night when i stated shook everybody's hands who are sweating and pushing -- those of the people i want to go down there and represent and to think about something higher, i am just happy to be in this position. if you would have told me growing up that a guy whose mom was on welfare and parents had marital troubles, and i had some issues growing up, a guy from rent them would be here standing before you right now and going to washington, d.c., are you kidding that? i know that you have jobs to do. and i have a life and i respect those jobs. but it is not only overwhelming, it is so -- i cannot tell you how proud i am to be here standing before you all, and having an opportunity to maybe send the country in a different and better direction. that is my goal. other made say that he is going to do this are that. i have never listened to them. i am n
i am not even been down to washington yet. i do not want to say that that is a silly question, but i am just so thankful for the support that i have received from everybody for it last night when i stated shook everybody's hands who are sweating and pushing -- those of the people i want to go down there and represent and to think about something higher, i am just happy to be in this position. if you would have told me growing up that a guy whose mom was on welfare and parents had marital...
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eastern. >> each year, the washington center brings thousands of students to washington, d.c. 6 there is the workings of our government firsthand. they will discuss politics, government, and their futures. >> president obama today announced proposals aimed at risky practices by the banking industry. john by members of his economic team and house financial services chairman barney frank, he speaks for about 10 minutes. >> i just had an important meeting with my advisory board, paul volcker and bill donaldson. i deeply appreciate the council they have offered as we have dealt with a broad array of economic challenges. over the past two years, 7 million americans have lost their jobs in the deepest recession our country has known in generations. rarely does a day go by that i did i hear from folks that are hurting. we are working to put our economy back on track and put america back to work. even as we dig our way out of the holes, it is important that to not lose sight of what put us in this mess in the first place. the economic crisis began as a financial crisis banks and financial ins
eastern. >> each year, the washington center brings thousands of students to washington, d.c. 6 there is the workings of our government firsthand. they will discuss politics, government, and their futures. >> president obama today announced proposals aimed at risky practices by the banking industry. john by members of his economic team and house financial services chairman barney frank, he speaks for about 10 minutes. >> i just had an important meeting with my advisory board,...
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i mentioned george washington's. was that the senate was to perhaps cool passions that would be enacted by a body elected every two years. the senate was originally representatives of states. they were elected starting last century. very rapidly over the last few years -- and both parties have affected this, but over the last four years, republicans in the senate have grown this to historic proportions in terms of utilization of a filibuster -- of the filibuster, by geometric progression, the numbers of time cloture needs to be an vote or voted upon. americans are frustrated by that. the majority rules. it is one thing to have a considered process. it is another thing to have a broken process, and many of us believe that the senate process is broken, and when i say many of us, i speak for many members of the u.s. senate, as well. there is this gridlock created by this necessity not to have a majority on a vote but to have some sort of a super majority -- supermajority. in fact, when you get over 55% of the vote, you
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i do not think washington here is what they are saying. they clearly do not believe the president and miss pelosi and wt the president saying. they are saying enough is enough. they sent a message. washington should listen. >> does it with the republicans back in power? >> i think they want the job killing agenda in washington to stop. they are not enamored with us. they have seen with the other teams will do. >> you said that you favor bipartisan legislation. do you think that the irresponsibility of the majority, the only way they can get it is to get the minority? >> there are 59 democrats in the senate and 41 republicans. in the house, the democrat majority is 40 seats larger than the minority. the only bipartisan opposition to the job killing agenda are republicans and moderate democrats were saying, no, stop. they do not need us to pass legislation there has been no outreach of year. i want to sit down and try to address the problems that we have. i know my principles are. i am not going to sacrifice my principles by sitting down and
i do not think washington here is what they are saying. they clearly do not believe the president and miss pelosi and wt the president saying. they are saying enough is enough. they sent a message. washington should listen. >> does it with the republicans back in power? >> i think they want the job killing agenda in washington to stop. they are not enamored with us. they have seen with the other teams will do. >> you said that you favor bipartisan legislation. do you think...
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appeare the washington journal this morning before an audience of the george washington university students. this is 45 minutes. >> host: we welcome juan williams of national public radio and fox news channel. let's get beyond the headlines what we've seen over the last 72 hours with comments from harry reid. is this a teachable moment in race relations as president obama referred to with what he was talking about last summer? >> guest: i think this is. it's interesting also many levels life again part it's generational, stevens, when you talk about teachable moment especially here with ought of the people in the audience laughing when they hear a word like negro i think their paniers cockup. what exactly is he referring to. is this intended as an insult, is that word the equivalent of the n-word? why are people upset about that word and the notion of dialect? again, i think it's rich for exploration and as you say it's teachable. i also think that when people get into an issue like this can color someone is more electable in the opinion of a major political figure like the senate majority
appeare the washington journal this morning before an audience of the george washington university students. this is 45 minutes. >> host: we welcome juan williams of national public radio and fox news channel. let's get beyond the headlines what we've seen over the last 72 hours with comments from harry reid. is this a teachable moment in race relations as president obama referred to with what he was talking about last summer? >> guest: i think this is. it's interesting also many...
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also with us on washington journal was republican representative pete hoekstra of michigan, the ranking member of the intelligence committee. >> host: we talk now with representative pete, congressman you will be getting a briefing today by the administration on the christmas day bombing attempt. what do you want to know? >> guest: there's a couple of things i want to know. number one this is kind of personal for me i come from steve michigan and this was an attack on the largest city of detroit, so we have any indication at all that detroit was picked for a specific reason and this is an indication that it may be a target sometime again in the future or was detroit just a choice of convenience? it could have been atlantic or minneapolis, could have been new york or any other city. the guy was just getting to detroit. and the second thing is i really want to find out why after fort hood which had very much the same footprint the american-born radical clerk in yemen, it had al qaeda of the arabian peninsula and it was an attack on america. what steps did the administration take immediate
also with us on washington journal was republican representative pete hoekstra of michigan, the ranking member of the intelligence committee. >> host: we talk now with representative pete, congressman you will be getting a briefing today by the administration on the christmas day bombing attempt. what do you want to know? >> guest: there's a couple of things i want to know. number one this is kind of personal for me i come from steve michigan and this was an attack on the largest...
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it is happening in washington. washington is starting to act like massachusetts in that regard, texting bush pour sieving. 44 senator i can go down there and elise bring conversation back. it is broken like it is here in massachusetts broken and broken in washington. as the 60th center debate will be cut off and that is not what our founding fathers wanted and i am hopeful i get the opportunity on january 19th and i appreciate everybody being here in depreciably bealeton david. >> mr. kennedy. >> david, thank you for moderating this evening in thanks everybody for coming up. this election is really about the economy in the future. this is about big government candidates and what you really need to ask yourself this scott will spend money on war, martha will spend money on health care but the reality is who do you want to spend your money? do you want the government to spend your money or do you want to make those decisions for yourself? i am the only candidate who will go out there and i will cut spending. i will r
it is happening in washington. washington is starting to act like massachusetts in that regard, texting bush pour sieving. 44 senator i can go down there and elise bring conversation back. it is broken like it is here in massachusetts broken and broken in washington. as the 60th center debate will be cut off and that is not what our founding fathers wanted and i am hopeful i get the opportunity on january 19th and i appreciate everybody being here in depreciably bealeton david. >> mr....
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jim webb the story this evening in the washington post. tim on the republican line joining from orlando. go ahead, please. >> caller: hi, tips for taking my call and congratulations to senator brown. bye calling in regards to -- i did vote for mccain and i looked at it as i'm going to graduate college in the next year and by understand [inaudible] i considered strongly voting for obama but i looked at it as an opportunity i supported everything obama said he could do and i hope he could do it but unfortunately i am seeing a lot of it hasn't come to fruition. so, with brown's victory, i'm looking as a republican victory we did have a filibuster and delete things in the government as a whole but we need more checks and balances on things such as health care and how we give our tax dollars going to things. a majority of americans have shown [inaudible] essentially i want more checks and balances, and my brother in law and my family lives up in massachusetts and half of them are liberals and the other half of them are republicans, so it's kind
jim webb the story this evening in the washington post. tim on the republican line joining from orlando. go ahead, please. >> caller: hi, tips for taking my call and congratulations to senator brown. bye calling in regards to -- i did vote for mccain and i looked at it as i'm going to graduate college in the next year and by understand [inaudible] i considered strongly voting for obama but i looked at it as an opportunity i supported everything obama said he could do and i hope he could...
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the pilgrims on the beach at plymouth, washington of valley forge. but those great leaders discovered through their dogged determination to do what was right that god brings deliver in some sometimes from very strange quarters. we saw an example this week of the same thing. the socialized medicine bill was a big threat to life and deliverance came from a strange corner indeed, massachusetts. [cheering] you all have that same quality of being here year after year. thank you. god bless you. [cheers and applause] >> roscoe bartlett from maryland. maryland, where are you? thank you. are we in powered by massachusetts? [cheering] yes, okay. i've been here since 92 and every year you keep coming and coming. thank you for inspiring us. and each year the polls show more and more americans are pro-life. there is a god. ultimate victory is ours. keep on keeping on. god bless you. [cheers and applause] >> my name is joseph cao and live from louisianan. [cheers and applause] and i am very proud to be pro-life, and i want everyone to repeat after me, i am pro-lif
the pilgrims on the beach at plymouth, washington of valley forge. but those great leaders discovered through their dogged determination to do what was right that god brings deliver in some sometimes from very strange quarters. we saw an example this week of the same thing. the socialized medicine bill was a big threat to life and deliverance came from a strange corner indeed, massachusetts. [cheering] you all have that same quality of being here year after year. thank you. god bless you....
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i grew up in petworth here in washington, d.c. i'm an urban kid. i have -- i cut my teeth on the politics of this city with the likes of david clark and john ray, and eleanor holmes norton, watching them maneuver and fight for the city. my experiences are different than most states and certainly national chairman. with respect to, you know, our major donors. ralph e. boyd doesn't understand how it works. i don't know who he's talking to. but in typical fashion, a lot of things are gotten wrong. and the reality of it is if talk to anyone who's quote a major donor for the democrat or the republicans, those individuals run businesses that got stocked by a recession that was one of the worst in 20 or 30 years. so they didn't have the resources, the extra cash, if you will, to play politics. and so there was a lot of slow down. and a lot of, you know, lack of access to those dollars to do the things that you would normally do. however, we have put in place some creative strategies to bring our donors back. and beginning in july or so, we started seeing
i grew up in petworth here in washington, d.c. i'm an urban kid. i have -- i cut my teeth on the politics of this city with the likes of david clark and john ray, and eleanor holmes norton, watching them maneuver and fight for the city. my experiences are different than most states and certainly national chairman. with respect to, you know, our major donors. ralph e. boyd doesn't understand how it works. i don't know who he's talking to. but in typical fashion, a lot of things are gotten wrong....
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some large trees snapped in washington, d.c. some fell on power lines. it's calming down a little bit. don't be mistaken, it's still very cold. bernadette woods is live with the updated conditions. any good news? >> depending on how you look at it, it's not a major snowstorm. it's going to be cold. that's one thing that's for sure. we have seen a few flurries today. out to the west we have had some snow accumulating in the mountains. service the wind gusts go, 49 was our peak wind gust in hamilton in the city. windy out the last couple of days. we're coming down a notch from that, but it's still very breezy and will be through the day tomorrow. 23 in baltimore, 8 degrees in oakland. the wind chill is ten degrees in baltimore. we'll lose the wind a little bit. cold air will continue. >> stay with us for coverage of weather. go to wjz.com for the updated forecast. >>> some breaking news out of new jersey, right now a search is underway for a man that walked through a security screening check point exit into the secure side of the terminal. all flights at n
some large trees snapped in washington, d.c. some fell on power lines. it's calming down a little bit. don't be mistaken, it's still very cold. bernadette woods is live with the updated conditions. any good news? >> depending on how you look at it, it's not a major snowstorm. it's going to be cold. that's one thing that's for sure. we have seen a few flurries today. out to the west we have had some snow accumulating in the mountains. service the wind gusts go, 49 was our peak wind gust in...
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hello again from fox news in washington. we'll hear from the former presidents and the other guests in a moment but first, the latest from haiti. authorities say at least 50,000 people have been killed and there are fears that death toll could more than double. reef agencies estimate one-third of the country, some 3 million people are in need of help and officials say there is no electricity and the water system collapsed. for more, we turn to steve harrigan in port-au-prince. good morning, steve. >> reporter: good morning, brit. each day we've seen some small steps forward on the ground in port-au-prince. two radio stations now operating. also, we've seen the international red cross on the ground in mobile units treating people, some feeding points open also. orderly distribution of rice. there are still a lot of people here with nothing. my definition of "nothing" has to change every day. every square inch of open territory is occupied by families, many in tent cities. people without tents just have plastic tarps over thei
hello again from fox news in washington. we'll hear from the former presidents and the other guests in a moment but first, the latest from haiti. authorities say at least 50,000 people have been killed and there are fears that death toll could more than double. reef agencies estimate one-third of the country, some 3 million people are in need of help and officials say there is no electricity and the water system collapsed. for more, we turn to steve harrigan in port-au-prince. good morning,...
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hello again from fox news in washington. joining us now, one of the president's top advisors, white house press secretary robert gibbs. robert, welcome back. >> thank you for having me, chris. >> chris: let's start with the effort to get ben bernanke a second term as chairman of the federal reserve. do you now have the 60 votes you need for confirmation? >> i think you saw the statement from judd greg the republican and chris dodd the democrat working together in bipartisan fashion to ensure stability in the financial system by approving ben bernanke for a second term. we believe he will be confirmed. i hope that you'll ask senator cornyn and others in later segments to come out and support some of that stability in our financial system by ensuring the renomination of the fed chairman. >> chris: you talk about stability, the dow jones lost 400 points this week. what does the president think the repercussions would be on wall street and markets around the world if bernanke is not reconfirmed? >> chris, i think the best way to
hello again from fox news in washington. joining us now, one of the president's top advisors, white house press secretary robert gibbs. robert, welcome back. >> thank you for having me, chris. >> chris: let's start with the effort to get ben bernanke a second term as chairman of the federal reserve. do you now have the 60 votes you need for confirmation? >> i think you saw the statement from judd greg the republican and chris dodd the democrat working together in bipartisan...
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washington is the way to create jobs. we believe we should keep the money in the economy. look, e democrats last year waved about $400 billion in spending on pay-go. pay-go when it's actually -- >> chris: pay-go means if you're going to spend something that you find a way to pay for it so it doesn't add to the deficit. >> the tax increases, which is harmful for job creation -- >>hris: wait. i want to bring senator alexander in this for a minute, though. with all due respect, republicans always say the answer across-the-board tax cuts, that's always the answers. mike pence, one of the leaders of the republican qua cuss sa qua -- caucus said to the president on friday. you had across-the-board tax cuts that turned a huge surplus to a deficit and it didn't sp us from getting into this mess. >> there are a whole series of steps we ought to take to create jobs. one, reduce taxes instead of increasing them. another, cheap energy instead of a national energy tax. another is reduce healthcare costs instead of $2.5 trillion in spe
washington is the way to create jobs. we believe we should keep the money in the economy. look, e democrats last year waved about $400 billion in spending on pay-go. pay-go when it's actually -- >> chris: pay-go means if you're going to spend something that you find a way to pay for it so it doesn't add to the deficit. >> the tax increases, which is harmful for job creation -- >>hris: wait. i want to bring senator alexander in this for a minute, though. with all due respect,...
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josh powell is take his two sons to washington state where they have relatives. his wife susan vanished more than four weeks ago after he says he took his two young sons camping in the snowy mountains overnight. powell is a person of interest in the case but not been named a suspect. >>> virginia governor tim kaine met with the family of the victims at virginia tech. he called it a social meeting at the governor's mansion. it is part of a legal settlement in which the families agreed to the no s after the 2007 massacre. governor elect also attending the meeting into a virginia man is charged with stealing a jar full of donation meant for a family funeral expense but bill packard said it's a misunderstanding. he says he was trying to give the jar to the family. and he said he was worried someone would steal the jar so he was trying to do the family a favor but the family never got the money. >> i thought i was doing the right thing. i signed my name at this store. didn't steal anything. i told them i can go up the road and get a check or i can go get the can with
josh powell is take his two sons to washington state where they have relatives. his wife susan vanished more than four weeks ago after he says he took his two young sons camping in the snowy mountains overnight. powell is a person of interest in the case but not been named a suspect. >>> virginia governor tim kaine met with the family of the victims at virginia tech. he called it a social meeting at the governor's mansion. it is part of a legal settlement in which the families agreed...